Weekly Newsletter

Just a reminder, if the 'feels like temperature is above 20 degrees the children are going outside! We still have many friends coming to school without proper winter gear. Please reach out if we can assist you in securing coats, mittens, hats, boots, etc.

Literacy Audit Parent/Caregiver Survey

This year, APS is engaging in a comprehensive literacy K-8 review. The goal of this work is to improve our systems so that we can effectively support teachers and families in the hard work of guiding literacy success for all students.

To help inform our strategy, we want to learn more about your family’s experience with literacy curriculum, materials, and assessments through a brief, anonymous survey accessed here: bit.ly/APSfamily. Please complete one survey per household. We hope to have all feedback completed by January 10th. Thank you!

Meet Dillinger RAD, our redistricting consultant and learn more about the redistricting process.

Did you know that APS has created informative videos about the redistricting process and has answers to current Frequently Asked Questions? This information is on the APS Redistricting page and will be updated as new information becomes available. APS wants you involved and knows having your input will support a successful process. Become more knowledgeable by visiting the APS Redistricting Process webpage.

West Elementary School is being represented on the Re-Districting Advisory Council by parents David Crow, Alexandria Dominquez, Ugo Nina Igwe and educators Fabiana Murphy and Catherine Mangie, LSW.

Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth (MPY) is pleased to announce its new MPY Parenting Solutions Library. The MPY Parenting Solutions Library is offered at no charge, in partnership with Peace At Home Parenting Solutions, a non- profit. Peace At Home Parenting Solutions is a dynamic hub of trusted knowledge and compassionate support that inspires parents to create positive change for their children, their families and themselves. Through this new partnership, MPY is pleased to offer proven resources to help students’ families thrive. The video trainings are presented by experts with advanced degrees and present easy-to-use strategies for long-lasting change.

Our wonderful student council is hosting a school spirit week beginning Monday, December 16th. Each day is guided by a theme and we look forward to celebrating our collective school spirit. A reminder that we will continue to collect non-perishable food items until the 20th. Check out our requests below.

Kindergarten: Cookies and crackers

First Grade: Oil and salad dressing

Second Grade: Chicken and vegetable broth

Third Grade: Condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayo, pickles, relish, soy sauce, BBQ sauce, etc)

Fourth Grade: Coffee

Fifth Grade: Baking items (brownie mix, cake/cookie/muffin/quick bread mix, sugar, chocolate chips, baking soda/powder) and Gluten free items.

December 23- January 1st: Winter Recess

January 7th: Author Jerry Pallotta Visits West EL

January 7th: Lexington Symphony Orchestra Visit Grade 3

January 20th: No school in Observance of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s. Birthday

January 23rd: Grade 3 visits the Lexington Symphony Chorus

🌨️ “I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says 'Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.'” - Lewis Carroll